"نیلی" meaning in Persian

See نیلی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [niː.liː] [Classical-Persian], [niː.liː] [Dari, formal], [niː.liː] [Dari, formal], [niː.liː] [Kabuli], [ni.li] (note: Hazaragi), [niː.liː] [Iran, formal], [ni.li] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nili [romanization]
Etymology: From نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{af|fa|نیل <t:indigo>|ـی <id:adjective><pos:suffix forming adjectives>}} نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives) Head templates: {{fa-adj|tr=nili}} نیلی • (nili)
  1. indigo (color) Related terms: نیلگون (nilgun)
    Sense id: en-نیلی-fa-adj-JecKOft5 Categories (other): Colors, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

Proper name

IPA: [niː.liː] [Classical-Persian], [niː.liː] [Dari, formal], [niː.liː] [Dari, formal], [niː.liː] [Kabuli], [ni.li] (note: Hazaragi), [niː.liː] [Iran, formal], [ni.li] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nili [romanization]
Etymology: From نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{af|fa|نیل <t:indigo>|ـی <id:adjective><pos:suffix forming adjectives>}} نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives) Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun|||||head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|id=|tr=nili|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=}} نیلی • (nili), {{fa-proper noun|tr=nili}} نیلی • (nili)
  1. Nili (a city in Afghanistan) Categories (place): Cities in Afghanistan, Places in Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-نیلی-fa-name-whFvGIfr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms suffixed with ـی (adjective) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Persian terms suffixed with ـی (adjective): 36 64
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      "expansion": "نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives)",
      "name": "af"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "nili",
      "tags": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "fa:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "indigo (color)"
      ],
      "id": "en-نیلی-fa-adj-JecKOft5",
      "links": [
        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "nilgun",
          "word": "نیلگون"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[niː.liː]",
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        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[niː.liː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[niː.liː]",
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        "Iran",
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  ],
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}

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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Cities in Afghanistan",
          "orig": "fa:Cities in Afghanistan",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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          "_dis": "36 64",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From نیل (nil, “indigo”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).",
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      "categories": [
        "fa:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "نیلی"
}

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}

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